OSIsoft Releases First .NET Historian Database Able to Run on Windows CE; ECHO Supports WinCE-Based Data Acquisition.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN LEANDRO San Leandro (săn lēăn`drō), city (1990 pop. 68,223), Alameda co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1872. Metal, wood, and paper products; chemicals; leather goods; foods and beverages; medical equipment; lighting fixtures; and , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2004 A new release of the ECHO database tool enables developers -- for the first time ever -- to create embedded data historians that support Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. CE.NET 4.2. Release of v2.0 of the ECHO Embedded Component Historian Object makes it possible to embed high performance, high volume data collection capabilities in remote or mobile devices that may have only intermittent connection to the enterprise network, enabling them to save collected data without losing any of its original resolution. ECHO is a Windows-based data archive tool used by OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and developers who need to embed historians in their applications in order to archive quantities of data collected automatically in the course of operations. It creates highly optimized temporal archives with features valued by developers: -- Supported by a wide range of Windows programming tools -- Compact and scalable footprint -- Built-in audit trail for 21CFR CFR See: Cost and Freight part 11 compliance ECHO-CE Features The new ECHO-CE product included in v2.0 supports all standard CE.NET processor types, with binaries provided for x86, Xscale and ARMV ARMV Arabis Mosaic Virus 4; OSIsoft also plans to make support for other platforms available upon request from OEMs. Future plans include simultaneous release of the PC and CE versions of ECHO, both versions use the same source base. This ensures that when a feature is introduced for one version it will be simultaneously available in the other version. A new object added in ECHO 2.0 -- the Client & Server Platform Information Object -- enables ECHO to collect information about both the client and server involved in a data transfer, so that it can determine what type of machine it is talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to and react accordingly. This is especially useful when information is being published from a Windows CE device to a PC or vice versa VICE VERSA. On the contrary; on opposite sides. . Programmatic hooks for licensing replace the previous paper-based licensing; this is especially convenient for OEMs who intend to embed ECHO historians in large quantities of devices. ECHO-CE Components The ECHO-CE product includes a generous selection of code and documentation, including all the relevant components that come with the PC version. For example, the ECHO SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). for PC is included to allow development of applications for both native CE client implementation and for the clients running remotely on a PC and talking to an ECHO server running on a CE machine. Documentation for both ECHO SDK and runtime versions is included. ECHO-CE.NET binaries are provided so that they can be burned into the operating systems and delivered separately as individual binaries. Sample clients provided with ECHO-CE come with the source code. These include a PC configurator, an analyzer tool, an event log viewer and a shutdown utility. Early ECHO Adoptions ECHO-CE has already been adopted by a number of OEMs under an early release program for strategic partners, and OSIsoft is demonstrating a number of these early releases. A card-based device from ADS with an LCD display is available for OEMs wanting to build and test prototype CE.NET products with historian capabilities. A ruggedized, waterproof handheld machine from TDS TDS total dissolved solids. that meets milspec requirements and is a little larger than a standard PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). includes a historian that collects its GPS data. An industrial controller from OLDI OLDI Online Data Interchange OLDI on Line Data Interchange TECLA that can be run with a monitor or headless collects data at extremely high speed and archives it locally for use in process analysis and optimization. ECHO is provided with an interface to the PI System, OSIsoft's enterprise-wide real-time performance management system in use at 10,000 locations around the world, so OEMs selecting ECHO immediately have access to a potentially vast market. About OSIsoft Founded in 1980, OSIsoft is headquartered in San Leandro, CA, with affiliate offices worldwide. With over 10,000 of its PI Systems installed worldwide, OSIsoft is the leading provider of real-time information management systems to the manufacturing industries. The PI System is integrated with the latest Microsoft(R) software technology. For more information on OSIsoft visit www.osisoft.com. For information about ECHO, contact Matt Miller at (734) 944-2484 or mmiller@osisoft.com. |
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